BACKGROUND Although adherence is of major importance in long-term treatments, few studies have been published regarding the use of anti-HBV analogues in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to anti-HBV analogues and associated virological suppression. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed between 1 January 2009 and 15 July 2009 in Cochin Hospital, Paris, ...

Cueing strategies, such as real-time reminders, are among the most effective methods of persuading individuals to perform healthy behaviors such as taking their medication and exercising. However, these reminders often represent a task interruption for users who are engaged in work activities. This paper presents the results of a study which explores strategies for interrupting users at work to...

Background: Lack of adherence to cardiovascular therapies prevents the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. The present study was conducted to determine the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in predicting adherence to treatment in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: This was a cross sectional study with a predictive correlational design that was pe...

Purpose One intrinsic feature of once daily single tablet regimens (STR) in HIV treatment is to prevent missing part of a multi-drug regimen (i.e., partial adherence [PA]). We explored the frequency of PA among HIV patients (pts) treated with multi-pill protease inhibitor (PI), raltegravir (RAL), and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) regimens and associations with hospitali...

Second line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen is used when patients fail their first line regimen. There are many factors such as non-adherence, drug resistance as well as virological and immunological failure that lead to second line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen treatment failure. This study was aimed at determining predictor factors to treatment failure with second ...

BACKGROUND Multiple studies demonstrate poor adherence to medication regimens prescribed for chronic illnesses, including osteoporosis, but few interventions have been proven to enhance adherence. We examined the effectiveness of a telephone-based counseling program rooted in motivational interviewing to improve adherence to a medication regimen for osteoporosis. METHODS We conducted a 1-year...

BACKGROUND Adherence to dietary and medication regimen plays an important role in successful treatment and reduces the negative complications and severity of the disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of nurse-led telephone follow-up on the level of adherence to dietary and medication regimen among patients after Myocardial Infarction (MI). METHODS This non-blin...